European Parliament 11 February 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION P-0397/02 by Elly Plooij-van Gorsel (ELDR) to the Commission. Shutting down of the high-flux reactor at Petten, the Netherlands.

Moreover, Article 87 §1 of the EC Treaty only prohibits State aids insofar as they affect competition and trade between Member States. It is questionable to what extent, if any, grants to public service organisations having a strictly local activity may affect trade between Member States.